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Reading are missing the injured Dave Kitson, their leading goalscorer. He scored a hat-trick in the defeat of Gillingham in September and surely would have put away one of the chances they had at Priestfield. Glen Little’s header 10 minutes from time was ruled out for a push, leaving Steve Coppell to question whether the referee would have disallowed it had it been scored by Alan Shearer Stan Ternent, Gillingham manager: ‘It was our first clean sheet for a long time’ Steve Coppell, Reading manager: ‘It’s a rarity to see Glen Little use his head’ Gillingham: Banks, Nosworthy, Ashby, Cox, Hills, Southall, Smith, Pouton, Crofts, Byfield, Sidibe Reading: Hahnemann, Murty, Sonko, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Little, Sidwell, Harper, Hughes, Forster, Owusu Referee: S Bennett Attendance: 8,570

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It was hardly the best way to bring in the New Year, especially as they were reduced to 10 men,